high school diploma
Secondary education credential
A high school diploma is the credential awarded upon completing secondary education, typically after twelfth grade in the United States.
It certifies basic academic achievement and is generally required for college admission or many jobs: Most employers want to see at least a high school diploma.
A GED serves as an equivalent for those who didn't finish traditionally.
- certificateFormal written attestation
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- GPACumulative academic score
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
rite of passage · transcript · credits · degree · coursework · final exams · secondary education · standardized tests · commencement · tassel · salutatorian · gown · accreditation · career readiness · job market · real world · class of 2024 · application form
- degreesbachelor's degree, GED, master's degree, BS, PhD
- qualificationsqualifications, credentials, qualified, competent, eligibility
- Academic DegreesPhD, MBA, BS, MD, JD
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- schoolsprimary school, school, college, academy, elementary school
- education historypublic schooling, education reforms, school reform, educational reforms, one-room school
high school diplomadoctoral degree
Highest university qualification
PhD · doctorate · master's degree · advanced degree · college degree
high school diplomahigh school dropout
One who quit secondary education
dropout · GED · uneducated · uncredentialed · expelled